Category Archives: Animation

New “Lorax” Trailer Released.

Posted on October 27, 2011 by jlmicek

Dr. Seuss’s timeless environmental fable hits theaters in full 3D CGI next year. Danny DeVito voices the cranky environmentalist. Here’s the trailer: And here’s a clip from the original — and still best — animated special directed by Chuck Jones. … Continue reading →

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Six Reasons To Love Motion Capture

Posted on October 22, 2011 by jlmicek

With the release of “The Adventures of Tintin” upon us, The Guardian makes the case for why you should love motion-capture cinema. Here’s one reason: “Eerie Resemblance Characters should look a bit – but not quite – like those playing … Continue reading →

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Anime Classic “Akira” Remake Gets The Greenlight.

Posted on October 20, 2011 by jlmicek

Unbelievable. Warners has green-lighted a live-action, English language remake of the legendary Japanese anime flick “Akira,” Cinema Blend reports. My friends and I used to watch the flick obsessively during our undergraduate years, committing whole sections to memory, even as … Continue reading →

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New “Muppets” Trailer Hits.

Posted on October 14, 2011 by jlmicek

C’mon … haven’t you always wanted to travel by map? The movie opens on Thanksgiving. Guess I know where I’ll be on Black Friday this year.

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A “Top Cat” Movie — In Mexico? Si!

Posted on October 13, 2011 by jlmicek

So it turns out that the old Hanna-Barbera cartoon character Top Cat (that’s Don Gato to you, gringo) is just huge south of the border. How huge? Huge enough that he rates his own feature film. The Guardian has the … Continue reading →

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Some “Tintin” Sneak-Peaks.

Posted on October 12, 2011 by jlmicek

The adventures of the original Eurocomic character hit theaters at Christmas (h/t SpoilerTv). http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1 http://sll.kewego.com/swf/kp.swf http://sll.kewego.com/swf/kp.swf http://sll.kewego.com/swf/kp.swf http://sll.kewego.com/swf/kp.swf

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Ten Female Superheroes Who Need Movies.

Posted on October 7, 2011 by jlmicek

Here’s a talker from the comics news site Newsarama: There’s no shortage of testosterone in the current crop of superhero tent poles. From Superman and Batman to Green Lantern and Spiderman, right on down to b-listers like The Punisher and … Continue reading →

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Crazy Cool: 30,000 Piece Lego “Star Wars” Diorama.

Posted on October 7, 2011 by jlmicek

The Force Is Strong With This One: From IO9: “Teacher Jay Hoff spent about six months recreating this scene from ROTJ. It cost him about $2,300 and took him around 30,000 Lego pieces.” Unbelievable.

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The New Adventures Of Tintin Trailer: Not The EuroComic You Remember.

Posted on October 6, 2011 by jlmicek

If you’re like me, and you read Tintin comics when you were a kid, you probably found them a diverting, if entirely too polite, read. While the titular hero had adventures, things were just a tad too civil, too European … Continue reading →

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Film Bits: Is Moneyball Worth The Money?

Posted on September 28, 2011 by jlmicek

Happy Wednesday, Everyone. It’s time for Film Bits, my weekly look at other film writing across the WordPressosphere. If you like what you see, consider bookmarking these folks and visiting often. Two Cranky Guys ask whether the new Brad Pitt … Continue reading →

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